But when attendees arrived on the island Thursday, everything was a disorganized mess. Tents were half-built, there were feral dogs running around and the promised gourmet grub was actually sad-looking cheese sandwiches, based on numerous social media reports.

"We just realized it was all a complete cluster and nothing was ready, there was no organization, there was no leadership," William Finley a concert-goer from Raleigh, North Carolina who spent $8,000 to attend the festival told CNN.

"It was horrible, (like) summer camp," he said. "Everything about it was a sham."

Disenchanted, many who shelled out thousands to attend the bougie event took to Twitter and Reddit to express their dissatisfaction.

"We ask for everyone's patience and cooperation during this difficult time as we work as quickly and safely as we can to remedy this unforeseeable situation," the statement reads. The "Fyre Festival Team" also states that they are organizing "complimentary charters" to transport everyone back to Miami.

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism said it was "extremely disappointed" with the disorganized event.

"The event organizers assured us that all measures were taken to ensure a safe and successful event but clearly they did not have the capacity to execute an event of this scale," the tourism ministry said in a tweet.